{"product_id":"american-apocalyptic-9783031561603","title":"American Apocalyptic","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Juli Gittinger argues that America's fascination (obsession?) with the apocalypse is a synthesis of religion, popular culture, and politics in a way that is particular to the US and consonant with mythological-historical narratives of America. As a result, we can identify American apocalypticism as a sort of religion in itself that is closely tied to \u0026amp;quote;civil religion,\u0026amp;quote; that has a worldview and rituals that create identifiable communities and connects American mythology to apocalyptic anxieties. Gittinger discusses how various cultures and groups form as a result of this obsession, and that these communities form their own rituals and responses in various forms of \u0026amp;quote;prepping\u0026amp;quote; or survivalist practices.  She lays out an argument for a broad eschatology prevalent in the US that extends beyond traditional religious designations to form an apocalyptic worldview that is built into our narrative as a country, as well as furthered by popular culture and media's contributionto apocalyptic anxieties. Subsequently, Gittinger uses case studies of apocalyptic events-current or speculative-that reveal how our anxieties about the end of the world (as we know it) inform our culture, as well as religious narratives that emerge from such crises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53579074339095,"sku":null,"price":12532.8,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6918\/8119\/files\/9783031561603.jpg?v=1782467853","url":"https:\/\/payment.letskitaboo.com\/te\/products\/american-apocalyptic-9783031561603","provider":"Kitaboo One eStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}